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Definitions

• the invention relates to a flavor and fragrance composition comprising 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone, and preferably to a flavor and fragrance composition having a cooling sensation effect comprising 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) - ethanone.
• the invention also relates to a beverage or food product, a fragrance or cosmetic product, a daily utensil product , an oral composition, or a pharmaceutical product having the flavor and fragrance composition compounded therein, and amethod of producing the same.
• a substance that endows the skin, oral cavity, nose and throat of a person with a cool and refreshing feeling (cooling sensation) is used in various products such as toothpastes, confectioneries such as chewing gums and candies, tobacco, cataplasms, bath agents and cosmetics .
• L-menthol has been known as a representative cooling sensation agent and is widely used as a flavor and fragrance compound capable of providing a cool and refreshing feeling or a cooling sensation.
• the cooling sensation effect thereof does not last so long and when a large amount of l-menthol is used for imparting the enhanced cooling sensation effect, it may give a bitter taste.
• the flavor and fragrance composition containing these compounds having the cooling sensation effect has also involved the same problem.
• a warming and/or pungent agent composition having an enhanced warming and/or pungent sensation effect have been obtained by adding the cooling sensation agent to the warming and/or pungent substance composition.
• the flavor and fragrance composition containing the warming and/or pungent agent composition having an excellent warming and/or pungent sensation effect with no malodor and bitter taste originating from the cooling sensation agent is desired.
• an object of the invention is to provide a flavor and fragrance composition having no problem described above. That is, the object of the invention is to provide a flavor and fragrance composition having a strong cooling sensation effect and excellent lasting effect of a cool and refreshing feeling and a cooling sensation without any stimulating sensation, malodor, and bitter taste originating from the cooling sensation agent when it is used for obtaining the cooling sensation effect. And the object of the invention is also to provide a flavor and fragrance composition not only having a strong cooling sensation effect and excellent lasting effect of a cool and refreshing feeling but also imparting a high flavor and fragrance quality-improving effect to the products, with which the fragrance and flavor composition with properties of enhanced emission of fragrance and excellent remaining fragrance, is compounded.
• Another object of the invention is to provide a beverage or food product, a fragrance or cosmetic product, a daily utensil product, an oral composition, or a pharmaceutical product with an excellent cool and refreshing feeling effect, cooling sensation effect and lasting effect thereof and further given a flavor and fragrance quality-improved effect by compounding with the flavor and fragrance composition, and to provide a method of producing the products.
• a different object of the invention is to provide a flavor and fragrance composition having an enhanced warming and/or pungent sensation effect by addition of cooling sensation agent, and further to provide a flavor and fragrance composition having an enhanced warming and/or pungent sensation effect and improved emission and remaining of flavor and fragrance.
• a further different object of the invention is to provide a flavor and fragrance composition having an improved warming and/or pungent sensation effect and further being able to impart a high flavor and fragrance quality-improving effect to various products by adding the flavor and fragrance composition thereto .
• a further different object of the invention is to provide a beverage or food product, a fragrance or cosmetic product, a daily utensil product , an oral composition, or a pharmaceutical product to which a high flavor and fragrance quality-improved effect is imparted by compounding with the flavor and fragrance composition having an improved warming and/or pungent sensation effect, and to provide a method of producing the products.
• An object of the invention according to a different point of view of the invention is, in addition to the objects described above, to provide a cooling sensation agent composition excellent in strength of a cool and refreshing feeling and a cooling sensation with a good lasting property without any stimulating sensation, malodor and bitter taste, to provide a warming and/or pungent substance composition having an enhanced warming and/or pungent sensation effect by adding the cooling sensation agent composition, andtoprovide a sensory stimulant agent composition having compounded therein the cooling sensation agent composition or warming and/or pungent agent composition.
• 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone represented by the following formula (1) has a strong cooling sensation effect with a good lasting property and without any problems of a stimulating sensation, malodor and bitter taste, therefore the compound is useful as a cooling sensation agent.
• the inventors have also found that 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone can moderate the stimulating odor inherent in 1-menthol when 1-menthol is used as a cooling sensation substance, the cooling sensation effect can be enhanced by combining it with other cooling sensation substances except 1-menthol, and the warming and /or pungent sensation effect can be improved by adding it to a warming and/or pungent substance.
• the inventions are as following.
• a flavor and fragrance composition consisting of or comprising 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone represented by the formula (1) :
• cooling sensation substances not included in the compounds represented by the above formula (1) are menthol, menthone, camphor, pulegol, isopulegol, cineol, mint oil, peppermint oil, spearmint oil, eucalyptus oil, 3-1-menthoxypropane-l, 2-diol, N-alkyl-p-menthane-3-carboxamide,
• flavour and fragrance composition according to any one of items 1 to 5, further comprising at least one of warming and/or pungent substances.
• a method of producing a beverage or food product, a fragrance or cosmetic product, a daily utensil product, an oral composition, or a pharmaceutical product wherein the flavor and fragrance composition according to any one of items 1 to 7 is added to the beverage or food product, fragrance or cosmetic product, daily utensil product, oral composition, or pharmaceutical product.
• a kit comprising a sports rub gel or cream, said sports rub gel or cream comprising a composition of any one of the preceding items 1 to 9.
• a kit comprising a shaving gel or cream, said shaving gel or cream comprising a composition of any one of items 1 to 9.
• a kit comprising a personal care product, said personal care product comprising a composition of any one of items 1 to 13.
• Amethod of relieving sore muscles comprising topically applying a composition of any one of items 1 to 9.
• a method of preparing a topical medicine or topical analgesic lotion creamor spray comprising adding the composition of any one of items 1 to 9 to a biologically active agent.
• Amethod of increasing the effect of one or more sensate materials contained in a composition comprising adding an effective amount of 1- (2-hydroxy-4-ethylcyclohexyl) ethanone to the composition containing the sensate materials.
• 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone used in the flavor and fragrance composition of the invention shows no stimulating sensation, malodor and bitter taste, is able to impart a cool and refreshing feeling and a cooling sensation to various products such as beverage or food products, fragrance or cosmetic products, toiletry products, bath agents and pharmaceutical products by addition to these products, and is able to provide the products excellent in lasting of the cool and refreshing feeling and cooling sensation.
• 1- (2-hydroxy-4- methylcyclohexyl) ethanone used in the flavor and fragrance composition of the invention or compounded in beverage or food products, fragrance or cosmetic products, daily utensil products, oral compositions and pharmaceutical products of the invention exhibits excellent properties that it causes hardly a skin stimulating sensation that is not preferable for the human body and is excellent in storage stability without coloring.
• the flavor and fragrance composition comprising 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone is excellent in lasting of the cool and refreshing feeling and cooling sensation and shows enhancing diffusivity and long-lasting property of the flavor and fragrance composition, and thereby imparts a high flavor and fragrance quality-improving effect to the products flavored and fragrance-added with the flavor and fragrance composition too.
• soft sweetness or mild sensation of a peach can be restored by adding (IR, 2R, 4R) -1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone to a peach flavor; a mild and mellow sensation can be given to a green tea flavor by adding (IR, 2R, 4R) -1- (2-hydroxy-4- methylcyclohexyl) ethanone to the green tea flavor and sweet scent of the green tea can be restored thereby; or a soft sweetness can be given to a black tea flavor by adding (IR, 2R, 4R) -1- (2- hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl ) ethanone to the black tea flavor and a mild sensation of the black tea can be restored thereby.
• a soft sweetness or mild sensation of a peach can be restored by adding (IR, 2R, 4R) -1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone to a peach flavor
• a mild and mellow sensation can be given to
• 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone represented by the above formula (1) and used in a flavor and fragrance composition of the invention may be either a racemic compound or an optically active substance.
• the optically active substance include a (IR, 2R, 4R) -compound, i.e., the compound represented by the formula (1-a) above.
• 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone of the invention represented by formula (1) is a known compound as described above, and can be produced by, for example, ozone oxidation of commercially available isopulegol.
• the (IR, 2R, 4R) -compound of 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) - ethanone represented by the formula (1-a) is obtained by the method described above.
• 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone of the formula (1) or (IR, 2R, 4R) -1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone of the formula (1-a) of the invention is a compound having a strong and lasting cooling sensation effect, and it may be used as a cooling sensation agent composition by itself.
• 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone obtained in the invention should be appropriately changed depending on the kinds of products and the purpose of use.
• 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone ' is preferably compounded in the range from 0.0001 to 90% by weight to the total weight of the composition for the flavor and fragrance composition; or preferably compounded in a proportion of about 1 x 10 ⁇ 7 % by weight or more, usually in the range from 0.0001 to 20% by weight, and particularly in the range from 0.001 to 5% by weight, of the total weight of the composition for products such as a beverage or foodproduct , a fragrance or cosmetic product, a daily utensil product, an oral composition, and a pharmaceutical product.
• a cooling sensation agent composition enhanced in strength of the cooling sensation may be prepared by using at least one component selected from cooling sensation substances not included in 1- (2-hydroxy ⁇ 4-methylcyclohexyl) - ethanone represented by the formula (1) in combination with 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone of the formula (1) .
• the cooling sensation substance not included in 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone represented by the formula (1) may be any cooling sensation substances including cooling sensation substances well known or known in the art so long as it is a substance having a cooling sensation effect and is not particularly limited.
• Examples of the substance not included in 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone representedbythe formula (1) includementhol, menthone, camphor, pulegol, isopulegol, cineol, mint oil, peppermint oil, spearmint oil, eucalyptus oil, 3-1-menthoxypropane-l, 2-diol, N-alkyl-p-menthane-3-carboxamide, 3-1-menthoxy—2-methylpropane-l, 2-diol, p-menthane-3, 8-diol, 2-1-menthoxyethane-l-ol, 3-1-menthoxy propane-1-ol, 4-1-menthoxybutane-l-ol, menthyl 3-hydroxybutanoate, menthyl lactate, menthone glycerin ketal,
• 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone and the cooling sensation substance not included therein may be used in any ratio in the range wherein the effect of the invention is not impaired.
• the weight ratio between 1- (2-hydroxy-4- methylcyclohexyl) ethanone and the cooling sensation substance not included therein is preferably in the range from 1:99 to 70:30.
• a sensory stimulant composition having a cooling sensation effect can be prepared by addition of the cooling sensation agent composition in the invention.
• the amount of the cooling sensation agent composition compounded should be appropriately changed depending on the kind of the product and the purpose of use together with the application range and application method, and it is preferable to use the cooling sensation agent composition usually in a concentration range from 0.0001 to 20% by weight, particularly from 0.001 to 5% by weight, to the total weight of the sensory stimulant composition.
• the cooling sensation agent composition of the invention consisting of 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone or comprising 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone may be prepared into a cooling sensation agent composition or a sensory stimulant composition having an enhanced cooling sensation effect, or into a warming and/or pungent agent composition or a sensory stimulant compositionhaving an enhancedwarming and/or pungent sensation effect by using a warming and/or ' pungent substance together.
• the warming and/or pungent substance may be any substance including warming and/or pungent substances well known or known in the art so long as it is a substance having a warming and/or pungent effect, and is not particularly limited.
• Examples thereof include vanillylethylether, vanillylpropyl ether, vanillin propyleneglycol acetal, ethylvanillin propylene glycol acetal, capsaicin, gingerol, vanillyl butyl ether, vanillyl butyl ether acetate, 4- (1-menthoxymethyl) -2-phenyl-l, 3-dioxolane, 4- (1-menthoxymethyl) -2- (3' , 4' -dihydroxyphenyl) -1, 3- dioxolane, 4- (1-menthoxymethyl) -2- (2' -hydroxy-3' - methoxyphenyl) -1, 3-dioxolane,
• the compounding ratio of the warming and/or pungent substance and the cooling sensation substance may be in the range wherein the warming and/or pungent sensation effect is not imparted to the cooling sensation agent composition compounded with the warming and/or pungent substance when the Object of compounding is to enhance the cooling sensation effect.
• the amount of the warming and/or pungent substance compounded is usually from 0.001 to 0.95 times, preferably from 0.01 to 0.5 times, of the total amount of the cooling sensation agent composition according to the invention.
• the cooling sensation effect of the cooling sensation agent composition is further improved by adding the warming pungent sensation substance to the cooling sensation agent composition in the ratio as described above.
• the proportion of use of the cooling sensation agent composition in the invention may be in the range wherein the cooling sensation effect is not imparted to the warming and/or pungent substance composition compounded with the cooling sensation agent when the object of adding the cooling sensation agent composition is to enhance the warming and/or pungent sensation effect.
• the amount of the cooling sensation agent compounded is usually from 0.001 to 0.95 times, preferably from 0.01 to 0.5 times, of the total amount of the warming and/or pungent substance.
• the flavor and fragrance composition of the invention is featured in containing 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) - ethanone, and the composition may include any compositions or may be produced by any compounding methods so long as it contains 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone .
• the flavor and fragrance composition comprising
• 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone may be prepared by being directlymixed with other components for forming the flavor and fragrance composition, or by preparing a cooling sensation agent composition containing 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone as a constituent, followed by mixing the composition with other components for forming the flavor and fragrance composition.
• the flavor and fragrance composition may be formulated into a warming and/or pungent substance composition or sensory stimulant composition first, followed by mixing the composition with other components for forming the flavor and fragrance composition.
• a base flavor and fragrance composition is prepared in advance by mixing flavor and fragrance components, and then the cooling sensation agent composition consisting of 1- (2-hydroxy ⁇ 4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone, or cooling sensation agent composition, warming and/or pungent substance composition or sensory stimulant composition containing 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone may be compounded in the base flavor and fragrance composition prepared in advance as described above.
• the flavor and fragrance composition of the invention there are exemplified various aroma chemicals, natural essential oils, natural aroma chemicals, citrus oils and animal aroma chemicals as other flavor and fragrance components to be mixed with the cooling sensation agent composition consisting of 1- (2 ⁇ hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone or with the cooling sensation agent composition, warming and/or pungent substance composition or sensory stimulant composition containing 1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone .
• Flavor and fragrance components suitable for formulating desired flavor and fragrance compositions in the invention may be appropriately selected from a variety of flavor and fragrance components described in, for example, Shu-chi/Kanyoh Gijutsu Shuh (Collection of Known and Customary Technologies) -Flavoring and Fragrance Materials-, Part I, January 29, 1999, published by Japan Patent Office.
• flavoring and fragrance components include ⁇ -pinene, limonene, cis-3-hexenol, phenylethyl alcohol, styralyl acetate, eugenol, methyl dihydrojasmonate, rose oxide, linalool, benzaldehyde, muscone, MUSK T (manufactured by TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL COORPORATION) , Thesaron (manufactured by TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL COORPORATION) , orange oil, capsicum oleoresin, vanilla extract, isoamyl acetate, ethyl butylate, ethyl 2-methylbutylate, ethyl caproate, allyl caproate, ⁇ -decalactone and vanilline.
• the content in the flavor and fragrance composition of the invention are different depending on various conditions such as the kinds of the flavoring and fragrance materials and other components compounded together therewith and the aspect or purpose of use of the composition, for example, whether the composition is used for imparting a cooling sensation effect or warming and/or pungent sensation effect to the product.
• the content may be in ' any range capable of attaining the desired effect.
• the content is generally from 0.001 to 50% by weight, particularly preferably from 0.01 to 20% byweight, relative to the total weight of the fragrance composition.
• the content in the flavor composition is preferably in general in the range from 0.0001 to 50% by weight, more preferably from 0.001 to 30% by weight relative to the total weight of the flavor composition.
• the flavor and fragrance composition of the invention may contain one or two or more of other flavor and fragrance retaining agents usually used for the flavor and fragrance composition, if necessary.
• the flavor and fragrance retaining agents include ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, glycerin, hexylene glycol, benzyl benzoate, triethyl citrate, diethyl phthalate, Hercolyn, medium-chain fatty acid triglyceride, medium-chain fatty acid diglyceride, 3-1-menthoxypropane-l, 2-diol, 3-l-memthoxy-2-methylpropane-l, 2-diol and p-menthane-3, 8-diol .
• the composition may contain one of them, or two or more of them.
• the cooling sensation agent composition, warming and/or pungent agent composition and sensory stimulant composition are used for imparting cooling sensation, warming and/or pungent sensation or sensory stimulating sensation to various products as the respective compositions alone or as a flavor and fragrance composition containing any one of these compositions.
• the products capable of being endowed with the cooling sensation, warming and/or pungent sensation or sensory stimulating sensation accompanying the cooling sensation or warming and/or pungent sensation by the flavor and fragrance composition of the invention, or by the cooling sensation agent composition, warming and/or pungent agent composition or sensory stimulant composition of the invention there are exemplified beverage or food products, fragrance or cosmetic products, daily utensil products, oral compositions, and pharmaceutical products.
• beverage or food products of the invention capable of being endowed with the cooling sensation, warming and/or pungent sensation, or sensory stimulating sensation accompanying the cooling sensation or warming and/or pungent sensation by the flavor and fragrance composition, or by the cooling sensation agent composition, warming and/or pungent agent composition or sensory stimulant composition
• beverages such as fruit beverages, fruit spirits, milk-based drinks, carbonated drinks, soft drinks and health and nutrient drinks; frozen deserts such as ice creams, sherbets and popsicles; deserts such as jelly and puddings; confectionary such as cakes, cookies, chocolates and chewing gums; Japanese sweets such as bean-jam buns, thick jellied sweet made of azuki bean paste and thick jellied sweet made of powdered rice paste; jams; candies; breads; tea drinks and other favorite drinks such as green tea, oolongtea, blacktea, persimmon leaf tea, chamomile tea, sasa veitchii tea, mulberry leaf tea, Houttuy
• fragrance or cosmetic products or daily utensil products and groceries of the invention capable of being endowed with the flavor and fragrance composition, or with the cooling sensation agent composition, warming and/or pungent agent composition or sensory stimulant composition
• fragrance products include fragrance products, skin-care cosmetics, make-up cosmetics, hair cosmetics, anti-sunburn cosmetics, medicinal cosmetics, hair-care products, soaps, body lotions, bath utensils, detergents, soft finishing agents, cleaning agents, kitchen detergents, breaching agents, aerosol agents, deodorant-aromatics, repellents, tobacco and other groceries.
• the examples include: perfume, Eau de Perfurn, Eau de Toilette, and Eau de Cologne as the fragrance products; face washing cream, vanishing cream, cleansing cream, cold cream, massage cream, milky lotion, skin lotion, beauty wash, beauty pack, and make-up remover as skin-care cosmetics; foundation, face powder, pressed powder, talcum powder, rouge, lip stick, lip cream, cheek rouge, eye liner, mascara, eye shadow, eyebrow-color, eye pack, nail enamel, and enamel remover as make-up cosmetics; and pomade, brilliantine, set lotion, hair stick, hair solid, hair oil, hair treatment, hair cream, hair tonic, hair liquid, hair spray, bandlin, hair-growing agent, and hair dye as hair cosmetics .
• anti-sunburn cosmetics examples include suntan products and sunscreen products; examples of the medicinal cosmetics include antiperspirant , after-shaving lotion and gel, permanent wave agent, medicinal soap, medicinal shampoo, and medicinal skin-care cosmetics.
• Examples of the hair-care products include shampoo, rinse, rinse-in-shampoo, hair conditioner, hair treatment, and hair pack;
• examples of the soaps include toilet soap, bath soap, perfume soap, clear soap, and synthetic soap;
• examples of the body cleaners include body soap, body shampoo, and hand soap;
• examples of the bath utensils include bath agent such as bath salt, bath tablet and bath liquid, foam bath such as bubble bath, bath oil such as bath perfume and bath capsule, milk bath, bath jelly, and bath cube; and examples of the detergents include heavy detergent for clothes, light detergent for clothes, liquid laundry detergent, laundry soap, compact detergent, and powder detergent.
• Examples the soft finishing agents include softener and furniture care; examples of the cleaning agents include cleanser, house wash , toilet cleaner, bath cleaner, glass cleaner, fungicide, and cleaner for drain pipe; examples of the kitchen detergents include kitchen soap, kitchen synthetic soap, and dish wash; examples of the bleaching agents include oxidant bleach such as chlorine bleach and oxygen bleach, reductive bleach such as sulfur containing bleach, and optical bleach; examples of the aerosol agents include spray type aerosol and powder spray; examples of the deodorant-aromatics include solid, gel and liquid deodorizer and aromatics; and examples of the groceries include tissue paper and toilet paper.
• examples of the cleaning agents include cleanser, house wash , toilet cleaner, bath cleaner, glass cleaner, fungicide, and cleaner for drain pipe
• examples of the kitchen detergents include kitchen soap, kitchen synthetic soap, and dish wash
• examples of the bleaching agents include oxidant bleach such as chlorine bleach and oxygen bleach, reductive bleach such as sulfur containing bleach, and optical bleach
• examples of the aerosol agents include spray type aerosol and powder spray
• oral compositions examples include toothpaste, mouth cleaner, mouthwash, troche, and chewing gum; and examples of the medical products include external use medicines such as cataplasm and ointment, and internal medicines.
• each component may be directly added to or compoundedwith the product ; may be added to or compounded with the product as a liquid by dissolving it in an alcohol or in a polyhydric alcohol such as propylene glycol and glycerin; may be added to or compounded with the product as a solubilized or dispersed liquid by solubilizing or emulsifying the components using a natural gum such as gumArabic or tragacanth gum, or a surfactant, for example, a nonionic surfactant such as glycerin fatty acid ester and sucrose fatty acid ester, an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant or an amphoteric surfactant; may be added to or compounded with the product as a powder coated
• the amount of addition or compounding of the cooling sensation agent composition, warming and/or pungent composition or sensory stimulant composition to the product for imparting cooling sensation, warming and/or pungent sensation or sensory stimulating sensation to the product may be adjusted depending on the kind and form of the product, or depending on the cooling sensation effect, warming and/or pungent sensation effect or sensory stimulating effect or function which is desired for the product.
• the additional or compounding amount of the flavor and fragrance composition of the invention is preferably from about 1 x 10 ⁇ 7 to 0.1% by weight generally, more preferably from about 1 x 10 ⁇ 6 to 0.01% by weight to the weight of the product added or compounded.
• the additional or compounding amount of the cooling sensation agent composition, warming and/or pungent agent composition or sensory stimulant composition may be approximately equal range to that of the additional or compounding amount of the flavor and fragrance composition .
• Devices and apparatuses for determining physical properties of products obtained in the synthesis example and examples are as follows.
• Melting point Melting point measuring apparatus "MP-S3" (trade name) manufactured by Yanagimoto Co.
• IR absorption spectrum IR absorption spectrometer "AVATAR 360 FT-IR” (trade name) manufactured by Nicolet Inc.
• Mass spectrum (MS) Mass spectrometer "GCMS-QP2010" (trade name) manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation
• the solution was extractedwith toluene .
• the toluene solution obtained was sequentiallywashedwith dilute hydrochloric acid, an aqueous sodium carbonate solution, an aqueous ammonium chloride solution and brine, and was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. After filtration, the solvent was removed by evaporation under a reduced pressure.
• the mixture obtained was crystallized by adding 350 ml of heptane, and the crystal obtained was washed with 50 ml of cold heptane followed by drying under vacuum to obtain 53.08 g (yield: 74.9%) of the titled compound as a colorless needle crystal. Melting point: 46 to 46.5°C
• IR (KBr) cm “1 3346, 3279, 2996, 2961, 2948, 2922, 2867, 2848, 2707, 1471, 1420, 1370, 1352, 1315, 1305, 1268, 1249, 1179, 1132, 1093, 1053, 1018, 960, 944, 844.
• Odor-quality acetophenone-like odor with sweetness.
• Cool and refreshing feeling of the aqueous solution cool and refreshing feeling equivalent to 10 ppm of menthol at a concentration of 50 ppm; appearance of refreshing feeling is relatively rapid with clear refreshing feeling without unpleasant taste.
• the 70:30 mixture of 1-menthol and (IR, 2R, 4R) -1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone showed about 40% stronger cool and refreshing feeling than that of menthol alone.
• a fragrance composition was prepared from 35 parts of (IR, 2R, 4R)-I- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) ethanone obtained in Synthesis Example 1 and 65 parts of a fragrance preparation having citrus herbal sense (manufacturedbyTAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION) .
• a body shampoo was prepared by using the above fragrance composition according to the prescription below. In the prescription, the amounts of compounding are based on "parts by weight”.
• the shampoo obtained was evaluated with respect to a cooling sensation effect and a lasting of a cooling sensation by body washing of ten common panelists of age 20 to 40 using each 5 g of the body shampoo prepared above. As a result, all of the ten panelists replied that the shampoo gave the cooling sensation and the cooling sensation effect lasted.
• Lauryl polyoxyethylenesulfosuccinate disodium salt (1 E.O.) (42%) 10.00 Alkyl(C8-l ⁇ ) glucoxide 8.00 Glyceryl laurate 1.00 2-hydroxyethyl distearate 2.50
• the fragrance composition of Example 4 was prepared by the conventional method according to the prescription below. In the prescription, the amount of compounding is based on "parts by mass”. Prescription of fragrance composition>
• Example 5 According to the prescription below, the shampoo (10Og) of Example 5 endowed with 1% of the fragrance composition of Example 4 was prepared.
• the shampoo obtained was evaluated with respect to a cooling sensation effect and a lasting of a cooling sensation by hair washing of ten common panelists of age 20 to 40 using each 5 g of the shampoo. As a result, all of the ten panelists replied that the shampoo gave the cooling sensation and the cooling sensation effect lasted.
• the clear shampoo was prepared according to the prescription below.
• the clear shampoo obtained was evaluated with respect to a cooling sensation effect and a lasting of a cool sensation by hair washing of ten common panelists of age 20 to 40 using each 5 g of the shampoo. As a result, all of the ten ' panelists replied that the shampoo gave the cooling sensation and the cooling sensation effect lasted.
• the toothpaste was prepared according to the prescription below.
• the tooth paste obtained was evaluated with respect to a cooling sensation effect and a lasting of a cool sensation by tooth brushing of ten common panelists of age 20 to 40 with each 2 g of the toothpaste. As a result, all of the 10 panelists replied that the toothpaste gave the cooling sensation and the cooling sensation effect lasted.
• Peach flavor was prepared according to the prescription below. A soft sweetness was newly endowed with the ' flavor by addition of (IR, 2R, 4R) -1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) - ethanone and mildness of peach could be realized thereby. Prescription of peach flavor> Components Amount (g)
• Green tea flavor was prepared according to the prescription below. A soft maturation was newly endowed with the flavor by addition of (IR, 2R, 4R) -1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) - ethanone and fragrant smell of the green tea could be realized thereby. Prescription of green tea flavor)
• Black tea flavor was prepared according to the prescription below. A soft sweetness was newly endowed with the flavor by addition of (IR, 2R, 4R) -1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) - ethanone andmildness of the black tea couldbe realized thereby. Prescription of black tea flavor>
• Linalool oxide 1.6 Methyl salicylate 2.0 Phenylethyl alcohol 6.0 Hexyl aldehyde 1.0 Propylene glycol balance
• a tobacco flavor composition was prepared according to the prescription below.
• a commercially available tobacco was flavored with 0.1 % of the tobacco flavor composition containing (IR, 2R, 4R) -1- (2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl) - ethanone, mild feeling was imparted to the smoke from the tobacco and a tobacco-like flavor or an emphatic tobacco-like flavor was also imparted to the tobacco.

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